Research Highlights By Research Group

Alloy Oxidation Anomalous Dynamic Roughening of Cu Surfaces During Oxidation Composition Effects on the Early-Stage Oxidation Kinetics of (001)Cu-Au Alloys Cu2O Island Shape Transition During Cu-Au Oxidation In Situ X-ray Studies of MOCVD Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Growth Pathways to Alloy Oxidation Shining Light on Nanoscale Oxidation Tensile Stress and Creep in Thermally Grown Oxides Theta to Alpha Phase Transition in Thermally Grown Aluminas: Mechanisms and Control

Condensed Matter Theory Competing Localization of Vortices Conductance of a Quantum Wire at Low Electron Density Dynamics of Josephson Vortices in Layered Superconductors From Fermi Arcs to the Nodal Meta Magnetic Response of Cuprate Superconductors, The

Electron Microscopy Center Benefits of Aberration Correction for Elemental Mapping Comparison Between the Experimentally Determined Orientation Dependence of the Near Edge Structure in Electron Energy Loss Spectra from Graphite with Present Theoretical Formulations Control of Flux Pinning in High Temperature Superconducting Tapes Crossing Vortex Lattices in Layered Superconductors Electron Diffraction on Boron Nitride Nanotubes Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric-Diamond Hybrid Hetero-structures for High Performance MEMS/NEMS Device HARECES Measurement of Magnetic Linear Dichroism HARECES Measurements on Hexagonal Boron Nitride Imaging Spins In-Situ TEM Studies of Oxide Heterostructures New Amorphous Ultra-Thin TixAl1-xOy Alloy Oxide Layer for Next Generation of High-K Gate Dielectrics Plasmonic Routes to Nanophotonics Short and Medium Range Orders in Nearly Frictionless Diamond-Like Carbon Size Effect in One-Dimensional NbSe3 and NbSe2 Size Effect in One-dimensional NbSe3 and NbSe2 Structural Materials for Fusion Reactors Synthesis and Self-assembly of Metal and Semiconductor Nanoparticle-Polymer Composite Vapor Synthesis of NbSe2 and NbSe3 Nanostructures

Emerging Materials Cobalt: More than Just Two Steps from Manganese Control of Flux Pinning in High Temperature Superconducting Tapes Dynamics of Josephson Vortices in Layered Superconductors Exploratory Synthesis of Nitrides First Order Metal-Insulator Transitions: Are They Universal in Manganites? From Fermi Arcs to the Nodal Meta Materials-Driven Studies of Phase Competition and Short-Range Order Orbital Correlations, Frustration and Self-Organization Putting the Squeeze on New Materials Synthesis Re-Entrant Orbital Order Size Effect in One-Dimensional NbSe3 and NbSe2 Size Effect in One-dimensional NbSe3 and NbSe2 Strategic Planning and Outcomes Superconductivity and Cobalt Oxidation State in NaxCoO2•4xH2O (x ≈ 1/3) Vapor Synthesis of NbSe2 and NbSe3 Nanostructures

Interfacial Materials Benefits of Aberration Correction for Elemental Mapping Biocompatibility of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Thin Films Biological Routes to Functional Ferroelectrics Charge at Ferroelectric Interfaces Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric-Diamond Hybrid Hetero-structures for High Performance MEMS/NEMS Device Hermetic, Bioinert Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Coatings to Enable a Retina Prosthesis Imaging Spins In Situ X-ray Studies of MOCVD Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Growth In-Situ TEM Studies of Oxide Heterostructures In-situ X-ray Studies of Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition of InxGa1-xN New Amorphous Ultra-Thin TixAl1-xOy Alloy Oxide Layer for Next Generation of High-K Gate Dielectrics Novel Cu6Sn5 Thin Film Electrodes for High Performance Thin Film Batteries Novel Synthesis of Nanostructures and Study of Ferroelectric Phenomena at the Nanoscale Quantum Computing with Electron Spins Screening at Oxide Nanoparticle Surfaces in Electrolyte Solution by MD Simulation Three-Dimensional Atom Probe Studies of Thin Film Oxide Heterostructures

Magnetic Films Antiferromagnetic Multilayers and Superlattices Dynamic Origin of Stripe Domains Hierarchically Self-Organizing Magnetic Nanomaterials Imaging Spins Magnetic Depth Profiles of Complex Oxide Thin Films Magnetic Soliton Pair Dynamics Magnetic Virus Non-Local Spin Injection in Lateral Spin Valves Quantum Computing with Electron Spins Superconducting Detectors for Microwave Astronomy Synchrotron X-Ray PEEM Study of Vortex Dynamics in Ferromagnetic Nanodots UC-ANL Consortium for Nanoscience Research

Molecular Materials Biological Routes to Functional Ferroelectrics Carbon Ad-Dimer Defects in Carbon Nanotubes Kinetics and Structures of Self-assembled Nanocrystal Superlattices Modeling Block Copolymer Interactions with Biomimetic Membranes Molecular Hybrid Conducting/Magnetic Materials Nanofabrication Based on Template Synthesis for Sensing and Magnetism Applications New Directions in Catalysis: Nanostructured Membranes Novel Microporous Molecular Frameworks: Potential for Gas Storage, Separation, and Catalysis Quantum Chemical Study of Mechanisms of Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane on Vanadium Oxide Quantum Computing with Electron Spins Synthesis and Self-assembly of Metal and Semiconductor Nanoparticle-Polymer Composite Tuning Nanoscale Organic Materials for Optimal Photovoltaic Functions Ultra-uniform Nanoporous Membranes: A New Material for Catalysis

Neutron & X-Ray Scattering Antiferromagnetic Multilayers and Superlattices Cobalt: More than Just Two Steps from Manganese Developing SrRuO3 for Electronic Applications DOE Facility Interactions of the Neutron and X-ray Scattering Group Magnetic Depth Profiles of Complex Oxide Thin Films Nanoscale Disorder in Crystalline Materials Orbital Correlations, Frustration and Self-Organization Putting the Squeeze on New Materials Synthesis Re-Entrant Orbital Order Spin Echo Resolved Grazing Incidence Scattering (SERGIS) Superconductivity and Cobalt Oxidation State in NaxCoO2•4xH2O (x ≈ 1/3) Tuning Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Perovskite Manganites

Superconductivity & Magnetism Competing Localization of Vortices Crossing Vortex Lattices in Layered Superconductors Dynamic Self-Assembly of Magnetic Microparticles: Surface Wave Assisted Magnetic Exchange Dynamics of Josephson Vortices in Layered Superconductors Electrochemical Synthesis of Architecture-Controlled Mesostructures Emergent Behavior and Hydrodynamics of Active Bioparticles Imaging Spins Institute for Theoretical Sciences: a Joint Argonne and University of Notre Dame Project Materials Theory Institute: Quantum Mesoscopic Materials and Structures Molecular Motors and Microtubules: Patterns and Self-Assembly Novel Vortex States in a 3D Shape-Controlled Mesoscopic Superconductor Plasmonic Routes to Nanophotonics Size Effect in One-Dimensional NbSe3 and NbSe2 Size Effect in One-dimensional NbSe3 and NbSe2 STM Observations of Vortex Lattice Transitions in Mesoscopic Superconductors Superconducting Detectors for Microwave Astronomy Superconducting Quantum Phase Transitions Thermodynamics and Pinning of the Vortex Liquid State Transport Properties of Granular Metals Two-band Superconductivity in MgB2 Ultra-fast & Ultra-sensitive Nanostructured Hydrogen Sensors Vapor Synthesis of NbSe2 and NbSe3 Nanostructures

Surface Chemistry Analysis of Biological Molecules by Single Photon Ionization Analysis of Samples Returned from Space Basic Studies of Ion Sputtering Chicago Center for Cosmochemistry Correlation of CN/C2 Ratios to Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Film Properties in Microwave Plasmas Efficient Desorption of Large Molecules Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric-Diamond Hybrid Hetero-structures for High Performance MEMS/NEMS Device Hermetic, Bioinert Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Coatings to Enable a Retina Prosthesis New Directions in Catalysis: Nanostructured Membranes Nucleation of Continuous, Conformal and Smooth Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Thin Films Quantum Chemical Study of Mechanisms of Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane on Vanadium Oxide Quantum Computing with Electron Spins Surface Functionalization and Electrochemical Applications of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Two- and Three-Dimensional Analytical Microscopy with Ions, Electrons and Photons Ultra-uniform Nanoporous Membranes: A New Material for Catalysis

Synchrotron Radiation Studies Antiferromagnetic Multilayers and Superlattices Charge at Ferroelectric Interfaces CO Monolayers on Pt(111) under Realistic Pressure From Fermi Arcs to the Nodal Meta In Situ X-ray Studies of MOCVD Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Growth In-situ X-ray Studies of Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition of InxGa1-xN Materials Science with Ultra-Bright, Ultra-Fast X-Ray Sources Nanoscale Stability and Dissolution of Platinum Single Crystal Surfaces in Perchloric Acid Electrolyte Pathways to Alloy Oxidation Pt(111)-(100) Nanofaceted Model Electrocatalysts Shining Light on Nanoscale Oxidation X-ray Fluorescence Studies of Electrochemical Systems